This Growing Crack In Antarctica Is Forcing Scientists To Evacuate The Area Completely

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The British Antarctic Survey team at the Halley VI ice base is being forced to relocate their research facility due to a massive crack in the ice that has the potential to connect with a previously existing chasm. This will be the first time ever that the team has moved locations.

A large chasm has been encroaching the Halley VI base from the south for a significant period of time, growing three miles in size since 2012. But at the end of October, 2016, another massive crack appeared just north of the research base. If the two cracks end up connecting, a massive chunk of the Brunt ice shelf would be completely dislodged, taking the research station with it if the team didn’t find a new location to the east.

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